Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Shootist

If you loved The Shootist, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Shoot Out

Shoot Out

1971★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention ...

#2
Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

1970★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left w...

#3
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy....

#4
Badland

Badland

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested when he meets a determined pi...

#5
Young Guns II

Young Guns II

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to ...

#6
The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

1977★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shootist for fans of Western. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations ...

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